CAUSE WE GOT STYLE european hip hop posing from 80~90′S
1970年代にアメリカ ブロンクスで生まれたヒップホップ。はじめは小さなコミュニティーで始まったムーブメントが全米に広がり、その後はヨーロッパ、もちろん日本にもユースカルチャーの大きな波として伝わってきています。
本書では、ヨーロッパに伝わったヒップホップ文化を彼らがどのようにして自分たちのスタイルにしていたか、当時の写真を集め一冊の本にしています。
やはり何処か本家である米国とは違う、独特なスタイルを感じれられます。
▫️CAUSE WE GOT STYLE / european hip-hop posing from the 80~90′s / 128 pages / ¥3.980
Posing is the art of self-expression. It comprises appearance, fashion, accessories and the art of arranging the body or face in a good pose.
Cause we got Style is a collection of European hip hop pose photos from the 80s and early 90s. Information about the new American youth culture was still hard to come by, and young boys and girls in Europe had to work out their own ways.
Together with graffiti, breakdance, rapping and djing, clothes and attitude were the means of expression. You had to be innovative and use what was available, add details and make your own accessories in order to stand out and look fresh! Most of the photos in Cause We Got Style! are snapshots taken by kids on their way to a concert, next to a freshly painted graffiti piece, in the street or in a boy’s bedroom.
The result is as charming as it is revealing. This is a glimpse into a very private photo album, dusted off after years of lying around in a closet. The photos often make us smile. The people are young and on the run for fun. Cause We Got Style! is a historic document. It shows photos of unknown teenagers as well as now well-known artists like Goldie, Mode 2, Can 2 and Bando.
